tied up

英 [taɪd ʌp]

美 [taɪd ʌp]

adj.  忙得不可开交的;不得闲的;正在使用的

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柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 忙得不可开交的;不得闲的;正在使用的
  If someone or something istied up, they are busy or being used, with the result that they are not available for anything else.
  1. He's tied up with his new book. He's working hard, you know...
     他正忙他那本新书。他在辛勤工作，您是知道的。
  2. More and more old people have capital tied up in a house.
     越来越多老年人的资金全让房子给套牢了。

双语例句

• Has the dog been let loose or is it still tied up?
  狗已经放了还是仍在拴着？
• No, I've talked to guys tied up before.
  不，我以前和绑起来的人谈过。
• Because I was tied up in traffic for a hour.
  因为我塞车了，被困了一个小时。
• But you're the one tied up right now.
  但是现在你是那个被绑的了。
• I'm afraid I'll be tied up until 7 o'clock.; I'm afraid I won't be free until 7 o'clock.
  我七点钟以前恐怕抽不出身来。
• I have about 20 year's magazines tied up in bundles.
  我把大约20年的杂志扎成捆。
• I am tied up this afternoon because I have an appointment with my dentist.
  今天下午我没空，我和牙医有约。
• The books were all tied up with tape.
  所有书籍都用布条捆扎了起来。
• He tied up the bag and took it outside.
  他把口袋扎紧，拿到外边。
• The little money that was available was tied up in bureaucratic red tape.
  能用的那点儿小钱被繁文缛节拖得遥遥无期。